Beautiful in Blue: Katy + Dane's Effortless Wedding Day

Having met online Katy and Dane began writing each other the modern day equivalent of love letters - love emails. Bonding over the web, Katy and Dane soon met for real and quickly became inseparable. Celebrating this love, and the upcoming arrival of their first baby, Katy and Dane threw an incredibly effortless wedding at Wylies Baths with a very special something blue, all captured by Damien Milan for us to enjoy today...

Beautiful bride Katy tells us how she and Dane first met..."Technically, we were brought together by the strange, magical world of Internet dating...I was travelling for a month so we started to write increasingly lengthy and lovely emails back and forth. Both of us felt like something special was happening and couldn't wait to meet up when we were finally in the same hemisphere. Feeling like we knew each other and more than a little loved up already, we had our first date at a bar in Kirribilli. Emails quickly turned to lengthy, lovely, day long conversations, and the rest as they say is history (or at least not printable here). We were pretty much joined at the hip from that point on, travels, buying and renovating a place together, engagement, marriage, and just when we thought we'd have a quiet year, finding out we're expecting a little girl in July. Couldn't be happier!"

To solidify their love Dane designed a bespoke engagement ring, which he gave to Katy overlooking Wategos beach. This chilled pair then spent the evening drinking champagne and calling family and friends with the good news.

Echoing their seaside proposal Katy and Dane chose to marry by the water at the tranquil Wylies Baths. Katy describes what made it perfect for them..."We love Wylies Baths and swim there a lot in the summer, beautiful clear water and a relaxed atmosphere, fantastic simple architecture. We didn’t need to look elsewhere!"

Keeping things vibrant, yet relaxed, Katy chose a stunning blue wedding dress which she accessorised with flowers in her hair and a matching bouquet arranged with help from her bridesmaids.

Katy remembers the other elements that made their wedding day so special..."The sun setting, sparkling lights, tranquillity of Wylies baths and looking out onto the ocean, relaxed styling which let the beauty of the place speak for itself, lots of colour, love, and laughter...Topped off with ridiculous dancing." Sounds just about perfect...

Katy offers some solid words of wisdom..."Throw out the rule book, do it your way, anything that smells pointless probably is. It’s a party for everyone else as well, so although it’s your day, consider guests comfort and enjoyment too. Choose vendors that you like as people and that you actually want around you on the day, This meant all the vendors almost felt like friends dropping round. Any negative vibes from vendors, just walk away. We also loved having a few kids around, they had a great time, busted out some brilliant dance moves, then passed out on the benches under the stars."

A huge congratulations to you both and thanks so much for sharing your wedding day with us all. A big thank you also goes to Damien Milan for sharing his work with us. Damien will be in Ireland from 19th August until the 2nd September 2016 and will be available to capture portrait sessions, weddings or elopements. For more information visit www.damienmilan.com.au